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The first amendment prevents Congress from making laws restricting religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right of people to peacefully assemble.

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The second amendment allows people the right to keep and bear arms.

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The third amendment states that a soldier can't stay at a citizens house without consent of the owner.  If a soldier were to stay, it has to be prescribed by law.

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The fourth amendment prevents search and seizure without a warrant.

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The fifth amendment gives citizens the option to not answer questions unless in front of a Grand Jury. It also prevents someone from being prosecuted twice for the same crime.

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The sixth amendment ensures a citizen to a speedy and public trial. This amendment also includes the right to have an attorney.

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The seventh amendment confirms citizens to one trial date if the lawsuit is greater than $20 and the jury settles the case.

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The eighth amendment forbids cruel and unusual punishments.

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The ninth amendment states that citizens have other rights, not just the ones listed in the Constitution.

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The tenth amendment states that the right not listed in the Constitution belong to the state government, not the federal government.

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The first amendment allows people to have freedom of speech.

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Without the second amendment, people wouldn't be allowed to have guns.

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If there was no third amendment, soldiers would be allowed to stay at your house whenever they wanted.

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The fourth amendment is important because you can protect you and your belongings from illegal search and seizure.

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The fifth amendment is important because people have the right to not answer questions people don't need to know.

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Without the sixth amendment, citizens could be held for a long time with unneeded criminal accusations.

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This amendment is important because it allows citizens to have one trial date in federal court.

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This amendment is important because it protects citizens from cruel and unusual punishments. It also protects them from excessive bail or fines.

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This amendment is important because if an important right wasn't/isn't listed in the constitution, citizens have them.

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This amendment is important because the federal government cannot have control over state government, leading to better local governments.

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In the past this amendment was used with drivers licenses.  Every state has a different one.

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In the past this amendment was used when there were only ten amendments and there weren't other basic rights included in the bill of rights.

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In the past this amendment was used during Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech.

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Today people express freedom of speech everywhere, a notable example being protesting.

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In the past this amendment was used to form militias.

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An example of this amendment today would be people owning guns.

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The Quartering Acts required Americans to provide British soldiers with housing during the mid-to-late 1700's.

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An example of this amendment being used today would be a soldier asking to stay at your house. Today, you are not required as a citizen to provide soldiers housing.

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Today this amendment is used with state laws, such as traffic laws and state elections.

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In the past this amendment was used in United States v. Bajakajian.  In this case, Bajakajian took 10,000 out of the country and got fined $357,144 for, which is an excessive fine.

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Today this amendment is used for the death penalty. In the past there have been cruel and unusual ways for the death penalty that violated this amendment, such as the electric chair. Now, lethal injection is used.

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In Feltner v. Columbia Pictures Television Inc., there was only one trial date because the lawsuit was $8.8 million, much more than the $20 required for one trial date.

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Today, this amendment can be used for someone looking to sue someone in court. The amount of money lost must be more than $20 to have your trial heard by a jury.

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This amendment was used in Gideon v. Wainwright. Gideon could not afford an attorney, so he requested one to be arranged for him. The Florida government did not allow him to do this, so he acted as his own attorney and got sent to prison after losing the case.

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Today, people are allowed to have attorneys and have the right to a speedy and public trial. This amendment is used in every court case.

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This amendment was used in Miranda v. Arizona. Miranda was being interrogated and he did not know he had the right to remain silent.

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Today, people use the fifth amendment all the time. People often refer to it saying, "I plead the fifth" meaning they do not want to incriminate themselves answering a question they do not need to answer.

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In the past this amendment was used in Terry v. Ohio.  John Terry was in a jewelry store, and a police officer felt they were suspicious. The police officer approached them, then searched their car and found weapons before a crime was committed.

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Today this amendment is used everyday when police want to search people's cars and don't have a warrant to do so.

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Today, this amendment is used for unenumerated rights such as the right to vote.